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The Social Reckoning falls short in portraying Facebook’s harms

  • Sorkin follows whistleblower Frances Haugen exposing Facebook's algorithmic radicalization.
  • Jeremy Strong inhabits a colder, more corporate version of Mark Zuckerberg.
  • Critics find the drama dated and insufficiently sharp despite tackling important themes.

Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning" is a quasi-sequel to his landmark 2010 film "The Social Network," this time examining Facebook's darker consequences through the eyes of whistleblower Frances Haugen. Working in the company's civics team, Haugen uncovers how Facebook's algorithms funnel users into radicalization and extremism, prompting her…

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Michelle Yeoh leads predictable drama about a nursing home cubing champion

  • Michelle Yeoh plays a retired maths teacher turned Rubik’s Cube champion.
  • The review praises Yeoh but finds the sports-film plot predictable.
  • Zhao’s first competition win makes her a viral sensation.

Former maths teacher Zhao Yanhong discovers a talent for solving Rubik’s Cubes while living in a nursing home after a stroke, then trains to compete. Michelle Yeoh’s performance gives the Chinese drama energy, though the review says its familiar sports-film formula makes the true story predictable. Zhao is…

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10 movies where one actor shone and another flopped

  • Michael Douglas won an Oscar whilst Daryl Hannah struggled in Wall Street
  • Gary Oldman shone in Dracula despite Keanu Reeves' poor English accent
  • John Wayne excelled in True Grit but was undermined by Kim Darby's weak performance

Film performances don't exist in isolation; a strong actor's work can be enhanced or compromised by their co-stars, with several acclaimed films demonstrating this dynamic. - Wall Street: Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for his compelling portrayal of corporate raider Gordon Gekko, but Daryl Hannah's stiff performance…

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Toni Collette’s Directorial Debut ‘The Best Of’ Among 75 Projects Backed by Screen Australia

  • Toni Collette makes her feature directing debut with "The Best Of"
  • Screen Australia backs 75 projects sharing AUD16.9 million in production funding
  • Investment supports emerging and established Australian creatives and their stories

Australian Emmy and Golden Globe winner Toni Collette will make her feature directing debut with "The Best Of," an adaptation of Graeme Simsion's bestselling novel about two ex-lovers who reunite after decades apart. The project is among 75 films, television series and short films being backed by Screen…

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Scarlett Johansson’s Irresistible R-Rated Sci-Fi Thriller Is Now Free to Watch on Streaming

  • Free to stream: Johansson's critically acclaimed 2014 arthouse sci-fi thriller now widely available.
  • Viral fame: Most people know isolated clips, but few have watched the entire film.
  • Deliberately ambiguous: Experimental style invites multiple interpretations of its enigmatic narrative.

Scarlett Johansson's acclaimed 2014 sci-fi thriller 'Under the Skin' is now available free to stream on multiple platforms, finally offering audiences the chance to watch the complete film. Despite earning critical praise and award nominations, the movie has become primarily famous for viral clips rather than being widely…

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Keira Knightley draws on phone hacking for surveillance-themed stage role

  • Knightley draws on phone-hacking experience for a play about surveillance.
  • The revolving stage lets audiences watch the watchers.
  • The production adapts the 2006 Oscar-winning film.

Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson are starring in a stage adaptation of *The Lives of Others*, Robert Icke’s new production based on the Oscar-winning film. Set in East Berlin in 1984, it follows a Stasi officer whose surveillance of an actor and her director gradually challenges his beliefs;…

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6 Best Fantasy Movies Released Between 2010 and Now

  • Six post-2010 fantasy films prioritise exploring grief and mortality over traditional adventure.
  • Directors like Guillermo del Toro create deeply personal films rather than franchise fodder.
  • Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion Pinocchio and The Shape of Water showcase the genre's range.

This ranked list celebrates six fantasy films released since 2010 that use the genre to explore themes like grief, mortality and existential questions. - The Green Knight (2021): David Lowery's dreamlike adaptation of the Arthurian legend stars Dev Patel as Gawain and emphasises meditation on cowardice and honour…

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The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office

  • The Social Reckoning earned $5.5 million against a $30–42 million budget.
  • Its opening fell well short of The Social Network’s $22 million.
  • Other Mommy took $27.5 million over the same weekend.

*The Social Reckoning*, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to *The Social Network*, took in $5.5 million at the box office over the weekend, far below expectations for a film with a reported $30–42 million budget. Its weak opening suggests a costly disappointment for Columbia Pictures and Sony, and may indicate…

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Greengrass film revisits England’s defeated Peasants’ Revolt of 1381

  • *The Uprising* brings the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt to the screen.
  • British films have rarely depicted failed popular revolutions.
  • The revolt’s leaders were outmanoeuvred by Richard II.

Paul Greengrass’s new film *The Uprising*, starring Andrew Garfield, depicts the failed Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. The article argues that British cinema often celebrates national failure but has largely avoided unsuccessful popular revolutions, leaving a gap in how the country tells its history. The revolt began among poor…

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Sindhu Vee’s Swanky tour mixes cultural identity and parenting gags

  • Sindhu Vee explores cross-cultural identity and parenting in new tour show
  • Most material focuses on raising kids with large age gaps between them
  • Final sections feel disconnected from the rest of the performance

Sindhu Vee's new comedy tour "Swanky" explores cross-cultural identity, parenting and other matters in her characteristically sharp, self-possessed style. The show opens with her addressing the question of how British versus Indian she is, with tart observations about cultural assumptions and micro-aggressions. The majority of the show focuses…

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